Citizens' Congress
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The Citizens' Congress of the Republic of Latvia was an organisation established in Latvia
in 1989 as part of the Latvian independence movement
. It was formed in defiance of the Soviet
regime's Latvian SSR, whose authority it denied, and claimed direct lineage to the interwar Latvian republic. It was dissolved after Latvian independence and the creation of a sovereign Saeima
.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
in 1989 as part of the Latvian independence movement
Latvian independence movement
Latvian independence movement during Soviet and Nazi occupation .-First year of occupation:The effects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of August 23, 1939 assigned Latvia to the Soviet sphere of influence. On August 5, 1940, the Soviet Union annexed Latvia...
. It was formed in defiance of the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
regime's Latvian SSR, whose authority it denied, and claimed direct lineage to the interwar Latvian republic. It was dissolved after Latvian independence and the creation of a sovereign Saeima
Saeima
Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...
.